Augusta Health marks COVID-19 community vaccination milestones
Published Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, 3:20 pm
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Friday marks the full COVID-19 vaccination of 25,000 community members through Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics.
That was the second of two significant COVID-19 vaccination milestones this week. On Tuesday,, Augusta Health celebrated the administration of 50,000 doses of vaccine.
The total fully vaccinated represents just over 20 percent of the population of Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, which is estimated at just over 123,000 people.
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Beginning today, the Central Shenandoah Health District is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination efforts to Phase 2. That means everyone 16 and over in Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bath and Highland counties, and the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington and Buena Vista will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The health district says the decision to move to Phase 2 was made based on current demand and increasing supply of COVID-19 vaccine.
Everyone interested in receiving a vaccination should pre-register or update their pre-registration records at www.vaccinate.virginia.gov or by calling 1-877-VAX-IN-VA.
Currently, they are not accepting walk-in appointments for COVID-19 vaccine clinics.
Staunton News Leader
RICHMOND – In the Commonwealth, the big news of the week from Virginia Department of Health s vaccine czar, Dr. Danny Avula, is the big drop in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine allocation for the upcoming week.
This week, Virginia received close to 124K doses of the J&J vaccine; similarly a large amount via the federal pharmacy program at about 150K doses. It was that that allowed us to confidently move to Phase 2 by April 18, said Avula. Most health districts will be moving to the Phase 2 general population by the end of this week or the following, he said.
Central Shenandoah Health District to move into Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations on Friday By WHSV Newsroom | April 8, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:53 PM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) announced vaccination efforts will expand into Phase 2 on Friday, April 9.
On Friday, all individuals age 16 and over in the health district will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Central Shenandoah Health District includes the counties of Rockingham, Augusta, Rockbridge, Bath and Highland; and the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington and Buena Vista.
According to CSHD, the decision to move into Phase 2 was made based on current demand and increasing supply of the COVID-19 vaccine.